30 Best Medical schools in Portugal

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Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 3.83M citations received by 199K academic papers made by 30 universities in Portugal was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Porto

For Medicine

#99 in Europe
#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

2. University of Lisbon

For Medicine

#153 in Europe
#403 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

3. University of Coimbra

For Medicine

#179 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

4. University of Minho

For Medicine

#215 in Europe
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

5. New University of Lisbon

For Medicine

#253 in Europe
#721 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

6. University of Aveiro

For Medicine

#286 in Europe
#816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

8. University of Beira Interior

For Medicine

#432 in Europe
#1411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

10. Catholic University of Portugal

For Medicine

#496 in Europe
#1642 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

11. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

For Medicine

#523 in Europe
#1730 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1979

13. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Medicine

#581 in Europe
#2021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

14. University Institute of Lisbon

For Medicine

#586 in Europe
#2038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1972

15. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Medicine

#619 in Europe
#2290 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1979

18. University of the Azores

For Medicine

#698 in Europe
#2685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1976

19. Madeira University

For Medicine

#717 in Europe
#2805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

20. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Medicine

#795 in Europe
#3175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

For Medicine

#842 in Europe
#3465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1979

27. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

For Medicine

#1073 in Europe
#4780 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1979

30. European University - Lisbon

For Medicine

#1215 in Europe
#5602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1986

The best cities to study Medicine in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra, and Braga.